San Juan County Abstract & Title Company 111 North Orchard Avenue Farmington, NM (505) FAX (505)

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1 San Juan County Abstract & Title Company 111 North Orchard Avenue Farmington, NM (505) FAX (505) PRIVACY POLICY November 3, 2014 San Juan County Abstract & Title Company (collectively, SJT, our or we ) respect and are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy lets you know how and for what purposes your Personal Information (as defined herein) is being collected, processed and used by SJT. We pledge that we will take reasonable steps to ensure that your Personal Information will only be used in ways that are in compliance with this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy is only in effect for any generic information and Personal Information collected and/or owned by SJT, including collection through any SJT website and any online features, services and/or programs offered by SJT (collectively, the Website ). This Privacy Policy is not applicable to any other web pages, mobile applications, social media sites, lists, generic information or Personal Information collected and/or owned by any entity other than SJT. Collection and Use of Information The types of personal information SJT collects may include, among other things (collectively, Personal Information ): (1) contact information (e.g., name, address, phone number, address); (2) demographic information (e.g., gender, marital status); (3) Internet protocol (or IP) address or device ID/UDID; (4) social security number (SSN), student ID (SIN), driver s license, passport, and other government ID numbers; (5) financial account information; and (6) information related to offenses or criminal convictions. In the course of our business, we may collect Personal Information about you from the following sources: Applications or other forms we receive from you or your authorized representative; Information we receive from you through the Website; Information about your transactions with or services performed by us, our affiliates, or others; From consumer or other reporting agencies and public records maintained by governmental entities that we either obtain directly from those entities, or from our affiliates or others.

2 Information collected by SJT is used for three main purposes: To provide products and services to you or one or more third party service providers (collectively, Third Parties ) who are obtaining services on your behalf or in connection with a transaction involving you. To improve our products and services that we perform for you or for Third Parties. To communicate with you and to inform you about SJT s, SJT s affiliates and third parties products and services. Third Party Opt Out. Although we do not presently, in the future we may allow thirdparty companies to serve advertisements and/or collect certain anonymous information when you visit the Website. These companies may use non-personally identifiable information (e.g., click stream information, browser type, time and date, subject of advertisements clicked or scrolled over) during your visits to the Website in order to provide advertisements about products and services likely to be of greater interest to you. These companies typically use a cookie or third party Web Beacon to collect this information, as further described above. Through these technologies, the third party may have access to and use non-personalized information about your online usage activity. You can opt-out of online behavioral services through any one of the ways described below. After you opt-out, you may continue to receive advertisements, but those advertisements will no longer be as relevant to you. You can opt-out via the Network Advertising Initiative industry opt out at You can opt-out via the Consumer Choice Page at For those in the U.K., you can opt-out via the IAB UK's industry opt-out at You can configure your web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, etc.) to delete and/or control the use of cookies. More information can be found in the Help system of your browser. Note: If you opt-out as described above, you should not delete your cookies. If you delete your cookies, you will need to opt-out again.

3 When Information Is Disclosed By SJT We may provide your Personal Information (excluding information we receive from consumer or other credit reporting agencies) to various individuals and companies, as permitted by law, without obtaining your prior authorization. Such laws do not allow consumers to restrict these disclosures. Disclosures may include, without limitation, the following: To agents, brokers, representatives, or others to provide you with services you have requested, and to enable us to detect or prevent criminal activity, fraud, material misrepresentation, or nondisclosure in connection with an insurance transaction; To third-party contractors or service providers who provide services or perform marketing services or other functions on our behalf; To law enforcement or other governmental authority in connection with an investigation, or civil or criminal subpoenas or court orders; To lenders, lien holders, judgment creditors, or other parties claiming an encumbrance or an interest in title whose claim or interest must be determined, settled, paid or released prior to a title or escrow closing. We never disclose non-public personal information on our website. In addition to the other times when we might disclose information about you, we might also disclose information when required by law or in the good-faith belief that such disclosure is necessary to: (1) comply with a legal process or applicable laws; (2) enforce this Privacy Policy; (3) respond to claims that any materials, documents, images, graphics, logos, designs, audio, video and any other information provided by you violates the rights of third parties; or (4) protect the rights, property or personal safety of SJT, its users or the public. We maintain reasonable safeguards to keep the Personal Information that is disclosed to us secure. We provide Personal Information and non-personal Information to our subsidiaries, affiliated companies, and other businesses or persons for the purposes of processing such information on our behalf and promoting the services of our trusted business partners, some or all of which may store your information on servers outside of the United States. We require that these parties agree to process such information in compliance with our Privacy Policy or in a similar, industry-standard manner, and we use reasonable efforts to limit their use of such information and to use other appropriate confidentiality and security measures. The use of your information by one of our trusted business partners may be subject to that party s own Privacy Policy. We do not, however, disclose information we collect from consumer or credit reporting agencies with our affiliates or others without your consent, in conformity with applicable law, unless such disclosure is otherwise permitted by law. We also reserve the right to disclose Personal Information and/or non-personal Information to take precautions against liability, investigate and defend against any thirdparty claims or allegations, assist government enforcement agencies, protect the security

4 or integrity of the Website, and protect the rights, property, or personal safety of SJT, our users or others. We reserve the right to transfer your Personal Information, as well as any other information, in connection with the sale or other disposition of all or part of the SJT business and/or assets. We also cannot make any representations regarding the use or transfer of your Personal Information or other information that we may have in the event of our bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, receivership or an assignment for the benefit of creditors, and you expressly agree and consent to the use and/or transfer of your Personal Information or other information in connection with a sale or transfer of some or all of our assets in any of the above described proceedings. Furthermore, we cannot and will not be responsible for any breach of security by any third parties or for any actions of any third parties that receive any of the information that is disclosed to us. Information from Children We do not collect Personal Information from any person that we know to be under the age of thirteen (13). Specifically, the Website is not intended or designed to attract children under the age of thirteen (13). You affirm that you are either more than 18 years of age, or an emancipated minor, or possess legal parental or guardian consent, and are fully able and competent to enter into the terms, conditions, obligations, affirmations, representations, and warranties set forth in this Privacy Policy, and to abide by and comply with this Privacy Policy. In any case, you affirm that you are over the age of 13, as THE WEBSITE IS NOT INTENDED FOR CHILDREN UNDER 13 THAT ARE UNACCOMPANIED BY HIS OR HER PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN. Parents should be aware that SJT s Privacy Policy will govern our use of Personal Information, but also that information that is voluntarily given by children or others in exchanges, bulletin boards or the like may be used by other parties to generate unsolicited communications. SJT encourages all parents to instruct their children in the safe and responsible use of their Personal Information while using the Internet. Privacy Outside the Website The Website may contain various links to other websites, including links to various third party service providers. SJT is not and cannot be responsible for the privacy practices or the content of any of those other websites. Other than under agreements with certain reputable organizations and companies, and except for third party service providers whose services either we use or you voluntarily elect to utilize, we do not share any of the Personal Information that you provide to us with any of the websites to which the Website links, although we may share aggregate, non-personal Information with those other third parties. Please check with those websites in order to determine their privacy policies and your rights under them. European Union Users If you are a citizen of the European Union, please note that we may transfer your Personal Information outside the European Union for use for any of the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. By providing SJT with your Personal Information, you consent to both our collection and such transfer of your Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

5 Choices with Your Personal Information Whether you submit Personal Information to SJT is entirely up to you. You may decide not to submit Personal Information, in which case SJT may not be able to provide certain services or products to you. You may choose to prevent SJT from disclosing or using your Personal Information under certain circumstances ( opt out ). You may opt out of any disclosure or use of your Personal Information for purposes that are incompatible with the purpose(s) for which it was originally collected or for which you subsequently gave authorization by notifying us by one of the methods at the end of this Privacy Policy. Furthermore, even where your Personal Information is to be disclosed and used in accordance with the stated purposes in this Privacy Policy, you may elect to opt out of such disclosure to and use by a third party that is not acting as an agent of SJT. As described above, there are some uses from which you cannot opt-out. Please note that opting out of the disclosure and use of your Personal Information as a prospective employee may prevent you from being hired as an employee by SJT to the extent that provision of your Personal Information is required to apply for an open position. If SJT collects Personal Information from you, such information will not be disclosed or used by SJT for purposes that are incompatible with the purpose(s) for which it was originally collected or for which you subsequently gave authorization unless you affirmatively consent to such disclosure and use. You may opt out of online behavioral advertising by following the instructions set forth above under the above section Additional Ways That Information Is Collected Through the Website, subsection Third Party Opt Out. Access and Correction To access your Personal Information in the possession of SJT and correct inaccuracies of that information in our records, please contact us in the manner specified at the end of this Privacy Policy. We ask individuals to identify themselves and the information requested to be accessed and amended before processing such requests, and we may decline to process requests in limited circumstances as permitted by applicable privacy legislation. Your Consent to This Privacy Policy By submitting Personal Information to SJT, you consent to the collection and use of information by us as specified above or as we otherwise see fit, in compliance with this Privacy Policy, unless you inform us otherwise by means of the procedure identified below. If we decide to change this Privacy Policy, we will make an effort to post those changes on the Website. Each time we collect information from you following any amendment of this Privacy Policy will signify your assent to and acceptance of its revised terms for all previously collected information and information collected from you in the future. We may use comments, information or feedback that you may submit in any manner that we may choose without notice or compensation to you.

6 If you have additional questions or comments, please let us know by sending your comments or requests to: San Juan County Abstract & Title Company 111 North Orchard Avenue Farmington, NM (505) EFFECTIVE AS OF: November 3, 2014 LAST UPDATED: November 3, 2014